COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The course has been developed for a 3-day course presentation but can also be structured into a 1- or 2-day training course. The sponsoring agency will be able to choose the modules for presentation that will best meet its needs. The course covers the design, construction, and maintenance of highway safety appurtenances and features. It covers the purpose and performance requirements of state-of-the-art highway safety features, such as breakaway sign supports, breakaway utility poles, traffic barriers, impact attenuators, traversable terrain, and hardware features such as drainage inlets. The course describes how these features function, what can go wrong, and how to recognize and correct improper installations.

OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

Identify advantages and disadvantages of different types of longitudinal barriers and crash cushions

Identify National Cooperative Highway Research Program 350 tested safety appurtenances

Identify application of highway safety appurtenances, why they are used, when and where they should be used, and what is necessary to ensure their function

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Highway engineers, including local personnel involved in the design, construction, or maintenance of highway safety appurtenances and features. This course is suitable for all local, State, and Federal employees that are involved with the installation and repair of highway appurtenances.

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SESSION INFORMATION:

The National Highway Institute (NHI) has been accredited as an Authorized Provider
by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
In obtaining this accreditation, NHI has demonstrated that it complies with the
ANSI/IACET Standard which is recognized internationally as a standard of good practice.
As a result of their Authorized Provider status, NHI is authorized to offer IACET CEUs
for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.